Common OS for Combat Robots

Government Computer News says that the Defense Department will develop
a new OS
for robotic combat. This new Common Operating System instead of
controlling hard drives and keyboards will instead control weapons,
communications, automatic control and sensors and must be
interoperable with other DOD elements. DARPA wants the Common OS to
be used by future UCAVs such as Boeing's X-45 and Northrop's X-47 both
now being developed.